Delivery table



S. J. STONE DELIVERY TABLE Sept. 16, 1952 Filed June 19, 1947 2SHEETSSHEET l awn/ran JION'Y J. 67am: WW

ATTORNEYS Sept. 16, 1952 5 J STONE 2,610,903

DELIVERY TABLE Filed June 19, 1947 2 SHEETSSHEET 2 INVENTOR d'm/ve'r J.draws ATTORNEYJ Patented Sept. 16, 1952 UNITED ST.

QEFECE & Qlaima 1 This: invention relates to improvements in a deliverytable and more particularly toatable of theorder of'an auxiliary bed ofveryinarrowwidth adapted to be placed alongside an ordinary hospital bedor at; the end of a delivery table. 7' v One of theobjectsof the presentinvention is to. provide a: narrow portable bed adapted to be wheeledalongside? an ordinary hospital bed after' which a woman in. labor lyingupon the hospital bed may be turned around, her hips placed upon theauxiliary table here. disclosed, herlegs properly positioned in legholders and thereaftertheattendingobstetrician deliver the'baby; thusconverting any labor bed into adeliverytable.

Another object" of the presen-t invention is to connect. my improveddelivery table with the hospital bed so that the delivery table will notmove during adelivery operation.

Another object of'the present invention isto provide adiustability as tothe height of my improved delivery. table so that the delivery tableportion may be moved downward beneath a womansihipsmomentarily to permitthe placing ofasterilized' sheet beneath her hips; after which the tableis again moved up to hip-supporting position. v

Another-objectof'the invention is to provide adiustabilityandadaptability of the various parts so-that various patients maybeaccommodated comfortably.

Other objects and advantages of the-present in vention will be apparentfrom the accompanying drawingsanddescription, and theessential fea- Fig;1 a fragmental side elevational view of" the; same device takenfromtheright-hand side ofFig. 1'; i

Fig. 4:. is a; fragmentalsectional view taken 2 along the line 4+4of'Fig; 1', the same bein somewhat enlarged; I

Fig. 5 is an enlarged fragmental sectional-view taken along theline 55of Fig. 1; 1

Fig. 6 is an enlarged view of a portion of theleft sideof' the frameasshown in Fig. 1, with parts broken away to more, clearly show theconstruction; while Fig; 7 is an enlarged fragmental view of the midportion of 'the-iright-h'and side of the-frame:-

as shown in Fig. 1 with parts broken away to more'cl'early show theconstruction.

It is well known that there aredifiicultiesin many hospitals inproviding sufiicient delivery tables-although there are usuallysufiioient laborbeds. The present invention makes it possible to useevery bed as a delivery table.

Another disadvantage in present day practice isthe difficulty of movingan anesthetized patient" from a labor bed on to a delivery table. By theuse of mypresent invention, itis not necessary to move the patient fromthe labor bed itself butinstead her body is manipulated on the-labor bedso as to utilize my. improved delivery table during the Ideliveryoperation. Thus, undesirable movement-of the patient isobviated.I

In the various views I have shown oneembodiment of my invention whereina light frarne i0 is portably mounted upon casters ll so that it may bewheeled about from place to place. The details of this: frameare'unimportant ex cept: as hereinafter specifically referred to. In

thedrawingsfour end posts- IOa are shown, the two posts at one endbeingconnected by an upper. cross bar liib and a lower cross bar lilo; Twolongitudinally. extending frame members I 0d connect the two upper endframe members lllb. One longitudinally extending frame member weconnects the two bottom end framemembers Iflc.

The delivery table'portion of my device cone;

means. The bed [2 rests upon a structural base These members are allconnected together" by suitable T-shape fittings as shown. It-willj" benoted that this provides a strong frame but. one which leaves the spaceclear for the attend-' ing physician to stand or sit close to theright-f hand edge of the delivery table as shown in Fig,

I4 to which is rigidly attached a downwardly extending stem I5 whichslidably engages within the hollow portion of a pedestal I6 which inturn is rigidly secured to the two frame members IOd. Operatin means forthe toggle is of a simple type and comprises a shaft I! which isconnected to a yoke I 8, each arm of which has a clevis connection I9with the mid point of one of the toggles I3, there being one on eachside of the pedestal I6. Rigidly secured to the frame member IOb is abracket on which is oscillatably mounted a handle 2| which is pivotallyconnected to the shaft I! at the point 2Ia. When the bed I2 is in raisedposition as shown in Fig. 3 the toggles I3 are slightly over centertoward the right and the pin I6a fixed in the pedestal limits furthermovement of the toggle toward the right. When it is desired to lower thebed the handle M is moved toward the left as viewed in Fig. 3 permittingthe toggles I3 to break toward the left until the bottom of the stem I5strikes the bottom I6b of the hollow of pedestal I6, or other suitablelimiting means may be provided.

Means is provided for attaching the delivery table to a hospital bed sothat the parts will not move during a delivery operation. .Any means forattachment to a specific type of bed i within the scope of my invention.As clearly shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 6 the means here provided coactswith one of the usual longitudinally extending frame members 22 of acommon type of hospital bed. The bed mattress 23 is shown resting uponthis frame. Each of the upright frame members Illa nearest the hospitalbed is hollow and receives a bar 24 which is threaded to receive anadjusting nut 25. The upper end of the bar 24 is provided with adiametrically extending slot or recess 24a adapted to receive thedownturned leg 22a of the angle member 22. With the two bar members 24in lowered position the delivery table is wheeled up to the hospital bedwith the slots 24a directly beneath the structural angle leg 22a. Thenuts 25 are then manipulated to raise the rod 24 until the structuralmember 22a firmly engages in the notches 24a. This holds the deliverytable in fixed, position relative to the hospital bed. Nuts may bemanipulated to cause rods 24 to lift the top of mattress 23 to a levelwith bed portion I2, if desired.

The vertical posts Illa farthest from the hospital bed are hollow andreceive the adjustable posts 26, each of which is provided with a seriesof horizontal openings extending clear through the posts as indicated at26a. The T member 21 is provided with aligned openings 21a through whichpasses a pin 28 which engages in one of the selected openings 26a so asto hold the post 26 at the desired height. As clearly seen in Figs. 2and 3 there is one of these posts 26 at each side of the delivery tablebed I2. At the top of each of these posts is a leg holder 29. Referringto Figs. 1 and 5, a block 30 is mounted to swivel about each post 26 bymeans of a thumb screw 3| which engages in an annular groove 32 in thetop of the post 25. Mounted in each block 30 is an arm 33 having a shankpassing through a suitable opening in the block 30 so that the shank ofthe arm 33 is adjustable in a direction at right bears against thesurface 33a to hold the arm 33 in various adjusted positions. 29 has adownwardly extending ear 29a which is pivotally mounted on a bracket 35by means of.

Each leg holderthe horizontally extending pin 36. Each bracket 35 ismounted to swivel about the vertically extending portion 33b of theassociated arm 33, by means of a thumb screw 31 which engages in anannular groove 38 at the upper end of the arm portion 33b. This isclearly shown in Fig. 4. Preferably openings 26a are provided to permitadjustment of leg holders 29 to hold the knee below the abdomen, ifdesired.

Preferably, the unit is finished by attaching side plates 39 and endplates '40 extending downwardly from the bed base I4 so as to completelyenclose the operating parts of the toggles I3.

The end plates are slotted as shown at Ma so as to permit the bed I2 tobe lowered with reference to the frame members I012.

The operation of my device should now be clear. The delivery table ismoved alongside of the bed and the parts 24 and 25 are manipulated tosecure the delivery table against movement relative to the bed frame.The table bed portion I2 is adjusted to the proper height by. properlyadjusting the bottom pivot pin I3a of the toggles in a suitable openingI3b in the pedestal I6. woman in labor lying upon bed 23 is movedsideways on the bed by simply sliding her body and without any danger ofinjuring the mother or the delivery table bed I2.

mattress 23.

the patient for delivery it is usually desirable to slip a sterilizedsheet beneath her 'hips.

ing the toggles I3 to momentarily lower the table portion I2 at whichtime the patients weight restin upon the bed 23 and the support ofthelegs in the leg holders 29 is suflicient to permit this operation.After this the bed I2 is then raised to the proper level by means of thetoggles I3.

38. The leg holder, however, may not tilt side- Wardly because of snugengagement'of the ear 29a in the bifurcated upper end of the bracket Thelegs of the patient are usually secured" to the leg holder by means ofstraps passing through the slotted openings 29b.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 2, it will be noted that the space verticallybeneath the edge 12a of the table I2 is clear. members IOd and Ille areback beneath the bed portion I2 leaving the space clear for the attendinphysician to stand or sit as close as he desires to the delivery tableand permitting the placing of a basin or other receptacle directlybeneath the edge I2a of the table I2. baby has been delivered thepatient is slid back upon the bed 23 with a minimum of movement, the barmembers 24 are moved downwardly out of engagement with the bed framemembers 22 after which the improved delivery table may be 1 rolled awayif desired. 7

What I claim is:

1. A delivery table comprising a frame portion 7 adapted to be placedalongside a bed, ainarrow bed portion supported on said frame portion,said bed portion having a length parallel to the .side

of said bed of the order of a fewfeet, said-bed The at-- tendingphysician may do this easily by operat- It will be noted that the legholders 29 may be freely tilted in any direction about the pivotconnection 36 and the swivel connection 35; 31,

In other words, the frame' After the i portion having a width normal tothe side of said bed of the order of six to ten inches, means foradjusting the top of said bed portion to a normal position level withthe top of the body supporting surface of said bed, and other quicklyoperable means for lowering the entire top of said bed portion below,and for returning the same to, said normal position.

2. A delivery table comprising a frame portion, wheels supportin saidframe portion for movement along a surface, means on said frame portionfor attachment to a bed, a narrow bed portion supported on said frameportion, said bed portion having a length parallel to the side of saidbed of the order of a few feet, said bed portion having a width normalto the side of said bed of the order of six to ten inches, means foradjusting the top of said bed portion to a normal position level withthe top of the body supporting surface of said bed, and other quicklyoperable means for lowering the entire top of said bed portion below,and for returning the same to, said normal position.

3. A hospital table of the class described comprising a frame, a tabletop, means supporting said table top on said frame for movement up anddown relative thereto, said support means including adjustable means forsupporting said table top in a normal position at a predeterminedheight, and said support means including quickly operable means forlowering said entire table top REFERENCES CITED The following referencesare of record in the file of this patent:

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